For the love of paint! Small landscapes, tablescapes, peoplescapes in oil.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Kerry Fields & Exhibit in Manhattan!

24"x36" oil on stretched canvas

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."- Anais Nin

Click on the images for a closer view of the brush & palette knife work!

I am so excited by all the events of the day today. I got to go down to Manhattan and take a selection of paintings to the Chelsea32 Art Group. There, I met the Art Director, Rachel Kim, a lovely young woman with a real passion for art. The gallery is in "Little Korea", right in the middle of so many exciting things, close to the Empire State Building, and MACY's ;-) it just makes for a very fun visit to the city!

She chose ten of my paintings, including this one "Kerry Fields", for their upcoming exhibit to open this Friday, January 16th! I'll let you know more about it in the next few blog entries! In the mean-time, please take a quick video tour of Chelsea32 Art Group. The rest of their web-site will have updates later this week!

If you live nearby or are visiting NYC, please stop by and chat with Rachel. The gallery is located at:2 West 32nd StreetNew York, NY 10001

About Me

Home schooling my daughters encouraged me to renew my childhood love of art. "Mom, teach us to draw" became the motivation to rededicate myself to drawing and painting. As a Navy wife for over twenty-five years, I have been able to live in some of the most beautiful towns on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as travel to Hawaii, Singapore, Italy, France, England and Ireland. I've pursued my formal art education along the way at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, CT; The Art League School in Alexandria, VA; and Watts Atelier in Encinitas, CA.

I find the textural quality of paint an exciting element of painting as much as design, composition, and color. Evoking an emotional response to a 'sense of place' is a great thrill for me. I use palette knife by itself or in a combination with a variety of brushes to reach my desired aim in my paintings.

What do I love in a painting? One that is compositionally strong - that will draw me in from across the room....rewarding me when I am close up to it with an interesting finish; a wow-factor of that last wonderful detail. Done, but not "done to death".